The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-09

rina found in her lover the fuliillment
OF her ideal, the realization OF that
standard, lacking which she had been
content to live unwedded. Her every
wish and aspiration were satisfied by
the excellences OF Leonel. IL only she
could persuade him that such was the
truth For the one thing that marred
her perfect happiness, the one blemsh
in character otherwise all SYM
metrical, was the terrible strain
OF jealousy in his nature. 1t
may have been the proverbial modes
ty of the true lover, making him feel
sense OF his own unworthiness. But
whatever the motive, it seemed to him
impossible that he should keep the
love OF Marina, widely beloved and
charming as she was. When he gazed
upon her, he could not believe that she
should not be tickle, armed with the
power her beauty gave her, and it
maddened him to think her heart
might swerve to another.
An immediate marriage might have
satisfied him OF the good faith OF Ma
rina, but just after the betrothal the
Anayas into mourning after the fash
ion OF the rigorous etiquette OF the
Spaniards, and as soon as they
dotted the sable suits ofcomplmentary
woe, Lent was at hand and no one who
lays claim to good taste marries in
Cuaresma, even now, when more
liberal ideas prevail. How much less
readily then, when all the world was
under priestly rule. Lent over,
Marina's father especially requested
that the nuptials should be deferred
until the arrival from Spain OF
favorite brother, uncle OF the pro.
spective bride.
All these delays were odious and
even maddening to De In Montana.
He tormented himself with constant
brooding upon them, until the reason
assigned, all logical and weighty to
the formal precision OF the race and
generation, seemed to him strained,
frivolous, and improbable. From
such conclusion it required no VIC.
lent effort OF morbid fancy to ad'
vance step farther, and Leonel per.
suaded himself that Marina was tired
OF him, that she had never loved
him, that she desired to break
the bonds OF their betrothal, and
that all these representations
were ominous tokens signifyins
that wish and means OF gradual APP
proach to such rupture. His jeal
Gus passion increased, battening up
on his misery, until the man had al
most become insane. And the full
measure OF his own suffering he held TO
the troubled lips OF poor Marina,
Every absurd pretext was to him q
theme OF complaint and reproach.
He found a source OF grievance in the
situation OF the Anaya dwelling, on
one OF the main thoroughfares, q fav'
orite promenade OF the young Span
iards, who naturally passed thither,
not the less because OF Marina's
beauty. The praises lavished upon
her annoyed him as much as II the
girl had courted them. 1t had "omt
to pass that every interview between
the lovers resolved itself into bitter
ness and reproaches and Marina was
half wild with distress. She loved
Leonel most dearly, and she could
not doubt the ardo: OF his love foi
her as it's very intensity was the
source OF his mad jealousy over tbs
fatal charm OF her beauty.
At last, one morning, De la Mont
ana passed the house and found 1t
closed. His morbid fancy at once
pictured rival behind the massive
shutters OF the the iron-barred win
dows, making his suit to Marina, per
haps-oh, saints in heaven winning
his cause, and persuadina her to dis
card the Jealous lover. Narrowed by
the thought, he was Fastening to knock
at the zaguan 1.-THE great street portal)
when wicket in one of the windows
was opened, and white hand-and
hand he knew, Marina's hand-was
put forth, and slightly beekoned. lie
approached, and begged to know theta.
dy's will. For all answer white, folded
missive was held toward him. He
took the letter, the window quickly
closed, and he could but move away
to where he could read at ease:
"My worshiped Leonel " the letter
ran, "my love for thee has amount,r
iairly to worship, since we who love
first only at mature age concentrate
our affections unfrittered eway by
earlier, slighter loyes-I have tried
then, by every tenderness,to convince
thee that thou alone OF men art in
my heart; but have found thee insen'
sible to these assurances. As my
blind and simple affection can not in
spire in thee that faith which is essen.
tial to welded happiness, and as my
beauty-which / therefore hold &C
cursed-is the terrible barrier to our
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